The Bonneville Power Administration formally rejected a citizen-proposed route intended to place a 70-mile voltage power line as far away from populated areas of Clark County as possible. This is the latest chapter in the debate over where BPA should build a new 500-kilovolt transmission line between Castle Rock in ...

Emotions ran high in Battle Ground at a community meeting about placement of a new electrical transmission line the Bonneville Power Administration wants to build in Cowlitz and Clark Counties. The message at last week’s meeting was clear and was even delivered in a song: Go away, BPA. At issue ...

An often testy crowd of nearly 300 packed the Battle Ground Community Center last Thursday to oppose the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) plan to construct a 70-mile, 500-kilovolt transmission line through Clark County. The project has been a source of controversy ever since it was announced to the public in ...

In the final segment of our four-part “BPA, Another Way,” series, Clark County Today host David Madore wraps up his conversation with Washington State Rep. for District 18, Ed Orcutt (R – Kalama), and Terry Constance, of Another Way BPA, about of the Bonneville Power Administration’s plans for constructing a ...

In part three of our four-part series, “BPA, Another Way,” host David Madore continues his conversation with Washington State Representative for District 18, Ed Orcutt (R – Kalama), and Terry Constance, of Another Way BPA, about the realities of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) constructing a new 500,000 volt transmission line ...

In Part II of our “Another Way BPA” series, David Madore continues his conversation with Terry Constance and Washington State Representative for District 18, Ed Orcutt, (R – Kalama), about two different alternative routes that the Bonneville Power Administration could consider for its proposed 500 KV power line from Castle ...

In part one of an exclusive four-part interview, Clark County Today host David Madore speaks with guests Terry Constance, of Another Way BPA, and Washington State Rep. Ed Orcutt, 18th District, (R – Kalama), regarding their efforts to encourage the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to consider building a proposed 500 KV power ...